2008 WSOP Event #23, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1: Dirksen Leads, Greenstein in Top Ten

A starting field of 1,344 was narrowed to 134 after Day 1 play at the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. Last year's winner of this event was Ben Ponzio, who outlasted a field of 1,619 to earn his first WSOP bracelet and $599,109...